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‘Near Monopoly’: Canada’s Economy is ‘Dominated’ By a Small Handful of Corporations, Experts Warnhttps://cpress.org/leftnews/2018near-monopoly2019-canada2019s-economy-is-2018dominated2019-by-a-small-handful-of-corporations-experts-warn
Why Justin Trudeau’s SNC-Lavalin scandal is a sign of Canada’s deeper problem with power concentrated in the hands of corporationsNo publisher2019-02-20T19:51:30ZLinkButts resignation underscores the ongoing power of the PMOhttps://cpress.org/leftnews/butts-resignation-underscores-the-ongoing-power-of-the-pmo
Karl Nerenberg | Justin Trudeau promised to reverse the trend, starting in his father's time, of centralizing power in the Prime Minister's Office. It does not look like he has lived up to that pledge.No publisher2019-02-20T19:44:40ZLinkWar With China? It’s Already Under Wayhttps://cpress.org/leftnews/war-with-china-it2019s-already-under-way
by Michael T. Klare | CounterPunch | Perhaps the greatest victim of this ongoing conflict will be planet Earth itself and all the creatures, humans included, who inhabit it. As the world’s top two emitters of climate-altering greenhouse gases, the U.S. and China must work together to halt global warming or all of us are doomed to a hellish future. With a war under way, even a non-shooting one, the chance for such collaboration is essentially zero. The only way to save civilization is for the U.S. and China to declare peace and focus together on human salvation.No publisher2019-02-20T13:56:53ZLinkVenezuela: The Epicenter of the “Pink Tide” and Now of the Right-Wing Rollbackhttps://cpress.org/leftnews/venezuela-the-epicenter-of-the-201cpink-tide201d-and-now-of-the-right-wing-rollback
The effort to rollback Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution must be seen as part of a determined effort to pry open all economies to transnational capital – it’s about access, says sociologist of globalization William I. RobinsonNo publisher2019-02-20T13:54:47ZLinkHow to fight fascism from a position of strengthhttps://cpress.org/leftnews/how-to-fight-fascism-from-a-position-of-strength
By George Lakey | Waging Nonviolence | Right-wing extremists have two main strategies for public actions. One is to set up situations where they can play the victim and increase sympathetic interest in their cause, or at least to polarize and confuse the issues — something Richard Spencer has done on college campuses. ... The other favorite tactic of right-wing extremists is to threaten and use violence to increase the fear level of their opponents. Symbols are less costly than actually injuring and killing, and so they like to use symbols like clubs, tiki torches, burning crosses, or dressing in sheets or military-style uniforms. By getting there first, they set the tone, but they don’t win just by doing that. Their victory comes when their opponents respond in a like manner and try to out-intimidate the intimidators.No publisher2019-02-20T13:52:16ZLinkU.S. Is Strangling Haiti and Attempting Regime Change in Venezuelahttps://cpress.org/leftnews/u-s-is-strangling-haiti-and-attempting-regime-change-in-venezuela
By Vijay Prashad | Source: The Independent Media Institute (via Znet)No publisher2019-02-20T13:43:06ZLinkModern Monetary Theory and Taxing the Richhttps://cpress.org/leftnews/modern-monetary-theory-and-taxing-the-rich
by Dean Baker | CounterPunchNo publisher2019-02-20T13:41:55ZLinkAlphabet's Sidewalk Labs was secretly considering big plans for Toronto neighbourhood | National Observerhttps://cpress.org/leftnews/alphabets-sidewalk-labs-was-secretly-considering-big-plans-for-toronto-neighbourhood
A sister company of Google has been secretly considering some ambitious plans for a Toronto neighbourhood on the city's entire eastern waterfront, as the technology giant sets its sights on tax revenues and development fees that would otherwise go into public funds, according to a leaked presentation.No publisher2019-02-19T14:47:57ZLinkScientist who resisted censorship of climate report lost her job | Center for Investigative Reportinghttps://cpress.org/leftnews/scientist-who-resisted-censorship-of-climate-report-lost-her-job-center-for-investigative-reporting
For several years, climate change scientist Maria Caffrey led a trailblazing study outlining the risks of rising seas at national parks. After Friday, she’ll be out of a job. Caffrey, who worked under a contract with the National Park Service, resisted efforts by federal officials to remove all references to human causes of climate change in her scientific report. After Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting reported the attempts at censorship, Democratic members of Congress called for an investigation, and last May, the park service released the report with all the references reinstated.No publisher2019-02-19T14:43:17ZLinkHow to Fight a Class Strugglehttps://cpress.org/leftnews/how-to-fight-a-class-struggle
By Immanuel Wallerstein | Source: iwallerstein.com (via Znet)No publisher2019-02-19T14:26:48ZLinkHow Much of Venezuela’s Crisis is Really Maduro’s Fault?https://cpress.org/leftnews/how-much-of-venezuela2019s-crisis-is-really-maduro2019s-fault
There are several factors for Venezuela’s economic crisis, but you wouldn’t know it by listening to U.S. leaders or following corporate media, writes Steve Ellner.No publisher2019-02-19T14:22:41ZLinkTrump Hits Venezuela with More Sanctions as US Military Planes Bring ‘Aid’https://cpress.org/leftnews/trump-hits-venezuela-with-more-sanctions-as-us-military-planes-bring-2018aid2019
by Paul Dobson | Venezuelanalysis.com | Three USAF planes landed 8km from the Venezuelan border, allegedly carrying “humanitarian aid.”No publisher2019-02-19T14:20:27ZLinkPost-Qadhafi Libya slides from crisis to crisis eight years on | The Newshttps://cpress.org/leftnews/post-qadhafi-libya-slides-from-crisis-to-crisis-eight-years-on-the-news-international
"While no major celebrations are planned for the anniversary of the uprising which started on February 17, 2011 in the thick of the Arab Spring, Libyans profess no great nostalgia for the Qadhafi days. ... Post-Qadhafi Libya has remained a battleground, both on the terrain and in politics, between a myriad of rival militias and political factions operating with impunity."No publisher2019-02-18T16:30:00ZLinkCuba, China, PAHO to Send 933 Tons of Medicines to Venezuela | Prensa Latinahttps://cpress.org/leftnews/cuba-china-paho-to-send-933-tons-of-medicines-to-venezuela-prensa-latina
"Venezuelan Health Minister Carlos Alvarado announced Thursday the arrival of 933 tons of medicines and medical supplies from China, Cuba, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and some direct purchases'' from the Ministry. The Minister, from the port of La Guaira, in Vargas state, specified that the cargo totals 64 containers, which periodically enter Venezuela with supplies, despite the economic war and the blockade of investments"No publisher2019-02-18T15:56:38ZLinkCuba says U.S. moving special forces, preparing Venezuelan intervention | Reutershttps://cpress.org/leftnews/cuba-says-u-s-moving-special-forces-preparing-venezuelan-intervention-reuters
"“Between February 6 and 10 military transport aircraft have flown to the Rafael Miranda Airport of Puerto Rico, the San Isidro Air Base, in the Dominican Republic and to other strategically located Caribbean islands, probably without knowledge of the governments of those nations,” the declaration said."No publisher2019-02-18T15:54:16ZLink